430 v 410

[ziggy328]

I’m looking to change from my 400. Definitely to a GT car so a 410/sport/430. What’s the consensus on the price differential from a 410 to a 430?

Looks to me about 30k. I know the are limited and lots of carbon but if you were buying the car to use. Would you stick with the 410?

[Baldchap]

I have a GT410 and it's a lovely GT car and fantastic to live with. I can't imagine 20bhp would make a great deal of difference to the performance, which is >190mph.

[blueg33]

Not sure a 430 is a GT car, i think its the most hardcore of road legal Evoras

I love the 430, but I understand they have much higher running costs than regular Evoras, (according to Lotus Silverstone), apparently a much more onerous servicing schedule etc

[gareth h]

I drove both back when they were released, the big difference for me was the way the 430 drove on its Ohlins suspension, for £30k delta price I’d have the 410 and do an Ohlins upgrade.

[superpippo]

Never driven any other Exige than my 430. What I can say, the 430 is a rocket

[gareth h]

superpippo said:

Never driven any other Exige than my 430. What I can say, the 430 is a rocket

But the op is buying an Evora!

[PoorCarCollector]

I was trying to make the man maths work on this GT430, apparently he's looking for £74k, which looks not far off 410 prices?
The only other GT430's currently on the market are at Silverstone Lotus and both over £90k from what I can see?

I'm holding off a purchase for now, to see what's going to happen with pensions / CGT in next months budget.
I've already massively increased my potential spend, was originally looking for another S1 111S!

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17194464

Edited by PoorCarCollector on Wednesday 18th September 18:10

[twinturban]

You could have made money on a GT430 at £75k, with potential for making a fair bit more in a few years time all while enjoying a peak Lotus driver’s car. Makes no financial sense to spend that on an Emira or Evora 410 but I think you’ve missed your chance to find a 430 for anywhere near that, must have been a distressed sale, cheapest one for sale now is £90k.

[matt5964]

twinturban said:

You could have made money on a GT430 at £75k, with potential for making a fair bit more in a few years time all while enjoying a peak Lotus driver’s car. Makes no financial sense to spend that on an Emira or Evora 410 but I think you’ve missed your chance to find a 430 for anywhere near that, must have been a distressed sale, cheapest one for sale now is £90k.

Just been put back up for £70k

[blueg33]

PoorCarCollector said:

I was trying to make the man maths work on this GT430, apparently he's looking for £74k, which looks not far off 410 prices?
The only other GT430's currently on the market are at Silverstone Lotus and both over £90k from what I can see?

I'm holding off a purchase for now, to see what's going to happen with pensions / CGT in next months budget.
I've already massively increased my potential spend, was originally looking for another S1 111S!

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/17194464

Edited by PoorCarCollector on Wednesday 18th September 18:10

I would buy that in a flash if I had the cash!

[twinturban]

That is a fire sale price and completely undervalues the GT430, a very nice GT410 with more miles has just come up for sale at £64k which I consider to be a fair price.

[ziggy328]

Tend to agree. But the ones in the 90’s have been for sale for literally years

[ziggy328]

It’s also sold as I understand it

[twinturban]

Some really nice late Elises also not selling for 12 months, sports car sales have stalled massively, the Porsche GT gravy train ground to a halt some time ago and some RS cars have plummeted albeit from a crazy over list position. Some savage depreciation going on out there with other brands. Trouble is no-one is paying a fair price for a GT430 now. If it sold in less than a week then it was too cheap. New owner got lucky, fair play to them but I don’t get throwing a GT430 out there with so little confidence, surely better to wait a few weeks and put it out at a still very attractive £75k, even if you’re willing to let it go for £69k. Real sense of desperation about that sale and it puts downward pressure on all Evoras which until now have held up remarkably well especially in the face of sub £60k Emiras.

[sjc]

twinturban said:

Some really nice late Elises also not selling for 12 months, sports car sales have stalled massively, the Porsche GT gravy train ground to a halt some time ago and some RS cars have plummeted albeit from a crazy over list position. Some savage depreciation going on out there with other brands. Trouble is no-one is paying a fair price for a GT430 now. If it sold in less than a week then it was too cheap. New owner got lucky, fair play to them but I don’t get throwing a GT430 out there with so little confidence, surely better to wait a few weeks and put it out at a still very attractive £75k, even if you’re willing to let it go for £69k. Real sense of desperation about that sale and it puts downward pressure on all Evoras which until now have held up remarkably well especially in the face of sub £60k Emiras.

He was retiring and wanted it gone this month tie in with his financial end of year.He probably just wanted what he paid for it when he took it in.
I mailed him as soon as I saw the advert but it was gone,probably the only car I’d have swapped my Noble for.